Blotter attachment for pen staffs



April, 6, 192s.

' 1,579,465 D. BRITTAIN BLOM-En uncaunn Fon PEN surs Filed Feb. 1a. 1925 Y ATTORNEYS i' Patented pr. 6,.'1926. y y

y uNi-ILTEB E 70 WillE comprise zen of the lLli'iitetLStates,l and" nesidentfof Galesburg; in thecounty Qf Knox andlSta't'e.

useful Improvements. in. lf3-letterA Attachments,

' Mr vy inventlon is;V iinpnoveinent in blottei1 .attaclinientsffolj pen? andYV it consists inV nobjeet 013th v inve ntion istiler provision of a blotter'v attachment for staffs which a.. blotter; member that can; be' replacedfgat-sli costanti is eiliei'enftA infuse, A. meer ,dem,Ofwha-imehaon is Athe plifovi'sion of a`l 'blbtteii-zittaclinient of the cliaracterdescribed. Wliieli can be neadlil'y applied toa., pen and which Vwhen in ap`r pliedposition. on thei pen. staff will` be in position-tof convenlientguse andwill not inter# tere with the useloi'tlle pen?staftanr o'di'- napy inanneif olf pifeve1tt'-1tlie .l'qlacing ofthe pen sta. i.n=-tlie pocket of a. faiine'ntoi"` in l-ikejpjlaee. L '1 1 @ther obits allfl. advantages 'of the inf mation..- ill QnPe-eHtGr thefbllQvhg d esei-iption, consideredi in eo nc. on with tlleaffompelwelg fevilaelnv 10h Fig. l ist`a-perspectivefvievv off'fone 2 is a fragmentary lieline Fig. l, 1

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, liigi- 3 isa sideelevaftion f another forni of blottei attachnient` embed ,the inven# tionand operatively appliecll; i

Fig; 4 is a vertical section through a third form of blottei attachment embodying the invention in applied position on'astail.

the latteifbeing shown. in. sideelevation,

4 Fig. isaviev? kSinf1'ilf'. \'r to Fig. 3, sl1ow`ng a kfou-ijtli '-ioifinof Blotterattachment yenflbo'dyi'ng the invention, Y

`Figs. and 7. are' views similar to 4 and espeetively showing :i fifth-form ogf blotteif attacliinent and a sixth form of blottei attaclniient7` both einbodying Ithe invention,

Fig. s ,is View .Simiima einigt', showing lbodving tlie invention, .y Figsisf a plan View of. theparts-shovvn ertical sectong retaining? a seventli ff'irrntof,blot-tei-fzLttaolnnentV eininner elibodiinent oftliesaineinvention, and" 'Fig'. Il' is a fragmentary perspective View4 tion.

of. still` another .embodiment ofV tlie' invenl i 4 lOisa: elevation of stillanotl'iei" ventionasappliedyto, ,tlieu'siialfcapsl \vl1icl`1 tits on. ,they barrely 2 yof a' fountain vpen,

' stood as appear-tem tlieffiollving .tefefomftaaapi tl'ie 'sainecontigurationastlie plate '3 and' is`YY p ace the ries; the t@ the fai 4o.'blotting V.inmaterial 4fitting on llfe'ient fic'tio'n between' the caps 10 and i to prev /nt' accidental displacement of fthe lOO caplOfb'ut the 'latten canbe iein'oved when used 'tolpeiifniijtQamneW and'liinused cap lO'to be. substitiitedtherefor. f

" The cjarryingstmetiire oftliefomnto-tlie .devi'ceslwn inFig. 5 .conipiises atubnlai1 attaching meinte"r.'Y l1iy split longeuaimi1-yk f, spring material. -T`lie 'inemtlie Capi; and isprovidedi at fore Vlof its length circular or any other desirable shape in configuration and may extend beyond the cuter wall of the member 11, as shown. A lug 13 extends from the marginal edge ofthe head 12 in the direction opposite the tubular member and is bent slightly inward adjacent to its outer end. A spring lug 14 for cooperating with the lug 13 to engage at diametrically opposite points with a sheet 15 of any suitable material, such as cement, rough surfaced metal or the like which may be superimposed on the head 12 and which it is desired to retain in place on the head 12 to provide a carrying member to which the lower of a series of superposed sheets in of blotting materialcan be secured by adhesive 17. The use of the carrying member 15 may be required because smoothness of theouter face of the head 12 precludes the securing of the lower blotting sheet 16 direct to the head 12 by adhesive. Adhesive, also indicated at 17, is provided between each two adjacent sheets 16. The sheets 16 are stripped oif and discarded in sequence and as used and the spring lug 14: can be sprung outwardly to permit the removal of the member 15 when all sheets 16 have been used and also to permit the replacement of the same or a new member 15 with a fresh supply of blotting sheets 16 secured thereto.

In the form of the device shown in Fig. 6, the tubular attaching member 11 has a head 18, the outer face of which is suiiiciently rough to permit the lower of a series of superposed blotting sheets 19 to be secured directly thereto by adhesive 20. Adhesive, also indicated at 20 is disposed between and secures each two adjacent blotting sheets 19 together.

In Fig. 7 I show a superposed series of blotting sheets 21 secured together by layers 22 of adhesive between adjacent sheets and secured to a carrying member 23 by a layer of adhesive, also indicated at 22, between said carrying member and the lower sheet 21. The carrying member 23 has the lower end portion thereof reduced and threaded as indicated at 211 to screw into an internally screw threaded tubular extension 25 on the outer face of the head 26 of the hereinbefore described tubular attaching member 11.

The tubular attaching member 11 of the form of the device exhibited in Figs. 8 and 9 has a head 27 providedat opposite edges with angular retaining flanges 28 which have inwardly bent upper end portions overlying opposite lateral enlargements 29 at the lower end of a carrying member 30 on which a sheet 31 of blotting material is superimposed and is secured by adhesive or in' any other suitable known manner. The head 27 and the carrying member 30 may have any desired suitable configuration and may extend at their ends beyond the outer face of tubular member 11, as shown. The

carrying member 30 may be slid between the inwardly extending upper end portions of the flanges 28 and the head 27 to and from position on the latter.

In the form of the device shown in Fig'.

sheet 35 of blotting material can be slid to and from position ou the head 32.

In the form of the device exhibited in Fig. 11, the peu staff is designated 36. The attachment comprises a spring clip 37 carrying an arm 38 which extends laterally of the stati' and. at its outer end carries a plate 39 which supports a removable sheet Zl() of blotting paper or like material, as by having a pair of angular marginal ianges 39EL which engage with edge portions of theblotting sheet and retain the latter against the plate 39. l

The sheet of blotting material in each of the hereinbefore described forms of the device which employ a supporting plate may or may not be coextensive in area with the supporting plate and may be of any desired suitable shape. rIhe blotting sheet may be carried at an end or at the side of the pen staff and the attachment carrying the blotting sheet may be a permanent part of the pen stall or separate from the pen staff and detachably engaged with the latter.

In each of the hereinbefore described forms of the device, the blotting member is supported in position for ready use andl does not interfere with the use in the usual manner of a pen to which it is applied. Such blotting member can be replaced easily and quickly at a cost that is practically negligible.

Obviously, the invention is susceptible of embodiment in forms other than those which are exhibited in the accompanying drawings rand I therefore consider as my own all such modications and adaptations thereof as fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. An attachment of the character' described comprising a tubular attaching member adapted to i'it on an end portion of a pen .st-aff, a head at the outer end of the tubular attaching member, a pair of opposite retaining tlanges on said head, said flanges having inwardly extending upper end portions, a blotting sheet, and a carrying member on which said blotting sheet is secured, said carrying member being adapted to be slid between the upper end portions of said flanges and said head to and from position on the latter. .i

2. In an attachment of the character'described comprising a tubular attaching meml'lti ber adapted to lit on an end portion of a pen tially in axial `align-ment With said tubular attaching` member, and means Aon' Said head 'for releasably holding-a blotting sheet Superf imposed on the head` f V3. An attachment ofthe characterI described comprising a tubular attaching mem-A ber adapted to lit on an endportionof a pen staff, a head at the outer end yofthe tubular attaching member, said head being substantially 1n axial alignment With said tubular attaching member, and a pair of spaced rel taining members at the edge of said head for releasably holding a blotting sheet superyimpos'ed'on saidhead. l u f 4. An attachment of the-character describedv comprising a tubular attaching meinber-,adapted *to fit' onthe end portion of a pen staff, a head at the outer end ofthe tubular attaching member, Said headbeing substantially in axial alignment with` said tubular Vattaching member, and a pair of Vopposite outwardly extendingflanges on said head, vsaid flanges having-inwardly extending upper end portions adapted to retain the on said head'. 1 v

` f DOSS BRITTAIN.

blotting material superimposed position f 

